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Iron County register., 1887-02-10
A CHECKERED LIFE.
An Enthusiast Whose Every Action Is In
huenced by His Love of Checkers.


fuenced by His Love of Checkers.
There is an old, inveterate checker
player in Austin, who has devoted so
much time to his favorite game that it
has given bent to all his actions. He
only patronizes 1.-THE old checker store"
He has a fondness for check shirts, and
wears no clothes that are not made of
checkered stuff. He walks in squares,
and at intervals hops over some imagin-
ary obstacle as if jumping his op-
ponent's man.
He will stop stock still in front of
some passing stranger, and when the
surprised individual says, inquiringly:
'tWell, sir?' he responds: beg par
don, sir, but it is your turn to move"
Nor will he move until the stranger
does. if they stand there all day.
He loves to watch the boys playing
leap-frog because it is SO suggestive of
Jumps made on checker-board.
Sometimes be cries out to a boy: ''See
there; now; you've jumped one of your
own men!'' an objectionable blunder
in his estimation.
Once a policeman, who saw him
standing on corner, took him for
suspicious character and ordered him
to ..move on $50 I would replied
the checker man, ''but / haven't any
thing to move on. l left my checker
board at home"
He is bitterly opposed to republican
institutions because, he says, they pre-
vent man getting into the liking
row." which is the height of his ambi-
ton. Crowns, according to his theory,
are the only things worth striving for,
and he has the greatest admira-
ton for historic characters, who.
beginning as single 'man" on the
checker-board of life, have, by careful
and adroit sometimes by bold. brilliant
moves, finally got there. Napoleon
Bonaparte is his model, even though he
was cornered at last so that he couldn't
make another move.
The old checker-player once got on
the police force. but he showed such
fondness for taking up men, that it
was necessary to dismiss him. And he
wouldn't allow suspicious persons to
Jump the town if he could prevent
it, however desirable it might be that
they should do so. His latest freak has
been to open a clearinghouse, where
he advertises to furnish excellent
checker board at fi~e dollars week.
Even his hash is chopped up into
squares; substitute for square meal,
probably.-Te1asS Sifli1sgs.
Iron County register., 1887-02-10

"A photographer writes to the
Camera Magazine that he once took a
photograph of child that was SEEM
ingly in good health and with a clear
skin. The negative showed the face to
be thickly covered with an eruption.
Three days afterward the child was
covered with spots due to priekly heat.
The camera had seen and photo
graphed the eruption three days before
it was visible to the naked eye" 1t is
said that another case of a similar kind
is recorded, where child showed spots
on his portrait which was invisible on
his face fortnight previous to an at
tack of smallpox.
Iron County register., 1887-02-10
PITH AND POINT.


1T is to be expected that old creeds
will be subverted where so many per-
sons are turning over Andover--Bos-
ton Transcript.
The law can not make q man
moral, but it can make him dreadfuly
uncomfortable when he is immoral
Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer San.
An exchange says ''kind words are
never lost" But your wife sometimes
mislays them until she wants another
new wbonnet--Yonkers Statesman
-''Where is the ideal wife?'' asks
lecturer. Well, if she is out looking
for the ideal husband, her search will
prove fruitless.-Norristos Herald.
An article now going the rounds is
headed: What to Wear" We know
what to wear now without reading it.
1t is winter clothes. Pittsburgh Chross-
icle.
If you want tew Git at the eircum-
ference of man, examine him among
folks; but if you want tew git at his
aktual diameter, meaZure him at hiz
freside.-Boston Bulletin.
If you have ever noticed the men
who occupy the front seats at the
theaters, you must have remarked how
much more polite they are than the
ladies. They sit without even their
hair Burlington Free Press.
Wife, don't see how you can say
that MIR. Whitechoker has an effeminate
way of talking. He has very loud
voice. Husband-I mean by an effem-
mate way of talking, my dear. that he
talks all the time.-Hdrper's Bazar.
When a woman gets on street.
car and spreads out her skirts so that
she occupies two seats you can make
up your mind that her husband always
sits on the edge of his chair, and says
"Yes, m'm," mo, MN" to her.-Neso
Hace,s Nescs.
What On?-In Germany teachers
are very poorly paid. At teachers
festival somebody proposed the toast:
Long live our school-teachers!"
What on?" asked a cadaverous-look-
ing specimen, rising in his seat
Teras Siftings.
close here. I think TIL open the tran
som. Smoothbore-Ah! that makes me
think of story. Binks-What doesp
Smoothbore-Why, Fogg opening the
transom. Binks-Fogg, shut that tran
son.-RG1nbler.
WHAT have you for desertp' asked
the tired boarder of the new girl, with
spit curls and an avenging smile.
.'Mincepieapplepi eraspb erryroll andco-
coanutpuddin' salloutant hatsw h a ty o u
@etforcomin' 'late," answered the sweet
thing. Chicago Tribune.
What is filing our insane asy-
lumsP" asks patent-medicine adver-
tisement. Wen, there are $685.
brass bands in this country at the pres
ent time, and the number is rapidly in
creasing. If this is not the right an
swer we have another. r.-Norristoso
Herald.
-Hopeful-Ma, I want a new dish
for my bread and milk. Mother-Why,
Willie. we have no new dishes. Hope
ful-Yes, we have, ma. COS heard pa
tell man he dropped in and got sew
erai bowls this afternoon. Johnnie
still wonders why he was sent to bed
for nothing.
Things One Would Rather Have
Left Unsaid. .-"And now, my dear Gen.
era1, come and sit by me and tell me
all the scandal that's happened while
Eve been away" ''Well, really, Mrs.
Mallecho, er-you see-er-the fact is,
that while you've been away, there has
been no scandal!"
Iron County register., 1887-02-10
Wanted to Be Remembered.

He was old and rich, and his niece,
who had been visiting him, was about
to 60 away.
You will not forget me, will you,
dear uncle?" she sobbed.
I'm my solitude?''
mo, in your will. ~ Z. Telegrans
Iron County register., 1887-02-10
A TROY IN. Y. dog has a habit OF

"A Troy On. V dog has habit of
picking up old shoes on the street and
carving them to his master. A few
davs ago he came home, carrying in
his mouth pair of new shoes. He had
apparently stolen them, and his master
began an investigation of the dogs ac-
tons. He found that the animal had
gone up to basket of shoes in front
of a store and taken his pick out of the
lot and walked away. The proprietor
always keeps a close watch on the
shoes in the basket TO protect them
from purloiners. but the thieving quad
ruped managed to evade the guardian.
Troy Times.
Iron County register., 1887-02-10

A horse belonging TO Jacob Smith.
of Perrysville, KY. got out of the field
the other day and went hunting. and,
after being gone half a day, returned
with pocketbook containing fourteen
dollars in his mouth.--Louisuille Cost-
ie7r-JoarnGl.
Iron County register., 1887-02-10
IN THE MIDDLE WEST.
A Story of Life in the Great
Mississippi Valley.
BY ELVA MILTON KERR,
CHAPTER UvL-Cox-1yrEn

tCoPYRIGHT. 1886, By THE a. N. KELLOGG
NEWSPAPER COMPANY
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
SUMMONS.
TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
/ State OF California, in and for the County
of Los Angeles.

OF Los Angeles.
Addie Mcfarland, Plaintiff, VS.. Andrew
Action brought In the Superior Court oi
the State of California, in and for the coun
ty OF Los Angeles, and the complaint filed
In said county Of Los Angeles, in the otice
Of the Clerk Of said Superior Court.
The people Of the State OF California send
greeting 70: Andrew Mcfarland. Defend
You are hereby required to appear In an
action brought against you by the above
State Of ofCsliiornia, in and for the county Of
Los Angeles, and to answer the complaint
died therein, within ten days exclusive OF
the day OF service). after the service on you
of this Summons. If served within this
thirty days. or Judgment by default will be
taken against you according to the prayer OF
The said action is brought to obtain the
Judgment Of this Court dissolving the bonds
ia and defendant, and awarding the Gus
tody of the three minor children
Of the parties to plaintiff, and
for such other and further relief
cost of suit Reference is had to complaint
And you arc hereby notified that II you
fail to appearand answer the said complaint
as above required. the said plaintiff VIII
cause your default to be entered and will
apply 10 the Court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Given under my hand and theSeal
OF the Superior Court of the State
t, OF California. in and for the coun
ISEAL{ ty of Los Angeles. this fourteenth
~I day of January In the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hun.
dred aud eighty-seveD.
CHAS. II. DUNNSMOOR, Clerk.
By H. B. TANNING, Deputy.
Paris & Goodell, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
jan22 I'm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10

In the we'll for an hour. etc. Finally
they were fined one dollar each and
further proceedings under the call oi
the House were dispsnsed with:
Brooks motion to make bill II the
special order for Monday morning was
lost.
Recess till 2P. N.
THE DEBRIS BILL.
When the House met in the afternoon
the special order of the hour--consider'
alton of Assembly bill l46--An act to
prevent injury to navigable streams, wai
taken up.
Ohleyer, of Sutter and Yuba, author
Of the measure, spoke in favor of its sec
ond reading. He spoke of the great
value of the Sacramento river to the
State, and said that the veteran editor
of the Colusa Sun has figured that the
stream is of $500, 600 value annually tc
Colusa county alone, for purposes Of
transportation. He called attention te
the fact that the time was when there
was more transporting on the Sacramen'
to river than on any stream of similar
length in the United States. In prooi
of the injury which has been done the
rivers by hydraulic mines he read from 9
report made by State Engineer Hall a.
to the immense amount of send and
other debris which has been deposited
in the beds of the streams.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
THE PRICE OF WINE.
Decrease Of she Figures Paid by
PuFChasoPo.


Purchasers.
us it true," asked Q Chronicle re.
porter Of member of the firm of Samuel
Lachman 4 Co., "that the purchasing
price OF wine is very low and is getting
still lower?''
"Why do you ssk!" was the question
in answer.
"Becauss winegrower came to the
Office short time ago and told us that
you had offered him only l4a cents q
gallon for his product and had told him
that the price would be forced down to
10 cents y gallon before long"
"Well, you see," said the wine msr.
chant, sthere are all sorts of prices for
wines, because there are oil sorts of
wines. 1t is true that some wine is only
worth IA cents a gallon, but then there
10 other wine that is worth more than
twice as much. Still it cannot be de.
MED that we are buying wine cheaper
now than ever before. Generally speak
ing we divide wine into three grades,
and here. taking pencil and paper. "are
the prices that have ruled during the
past three years.
The figures which he presented were
~ follows:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
In The Superior Court
State Of California, +,
County of Los Angeles.

State Of California; &C
County of Los Angeles. DO
Notice for Publication of time Of Proving
will, etc: In the matter of the Estate OF
NathanielM. Wheeler, deceased.
Pursuant to an order of this Court, m ,de
this dsy, Notice is hereby given that Satur,
day, the 18th day of February 1887. at 10
O'Clock A. N. ofssid day, at the court room
Of this Court, in the City and County OF
Los Angeles, Cal, has been appointed for
hearing the application of Clara B. Wheeler
praying that document now on file In this
Court, purporting to be the last Will and
testament OF Nathaniel B. Wheeler deceased,
be admitted to Probate. aud that letters
Testamentary be issued theron to Clara B.
Wheeler, at which time and place all per-
sons interested therein may appear and
contest the same.
Dated January 81, 1887.
C. Ii. DUN5MOOR,
County Clerk.
By L J. THOMPSON, Deputy.
r. NJ. WIDNEY, Atty.
To be published daily, 10 days in the
DAILY HERALD.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Los ANGELEs. january 12. 1857.

Los ANGELES, January 12, 1887.
DURSUANT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM
IL Honorable Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Once, dated December Is, 1855,
notice is hereby given that the odd num-
bered sections of land heretofore with
drawn for the grant to the Atlantic and
Pacific hallway Company i'll California, ex-
cept those within the limits OF tie with.
drawals for the benefit OF the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad Company (main and branch
lines), have been restored to the public do
main, and that the books of this Office are
now open for the entry of such of said
lands as lie in this land district under the
pre-emptiou, homestead and other laws re.
lating to unoffered lands, at the price OF
two dollars and ffty cents (s2 5e) per acre.
J. d. BETHUNE, Register.
J. W. HAvERsTICK. Receiver. jal3 30t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
Maverick National Bank,
BOSTON. MASS.
CAPITAL 100000
SURPLUS 100000

Accounts Of Banks, Bankers and Corpora
tions solicited.
Our facilities for COLLECTIONS are ex.
cellent and we re-discount for Banks when
balances warrant II.
Boston is Reserve City. and balances
with US from Banks (not located In other
Reserve Cities) count as reserve.
We draw our own Exchange on London
and the Contir ent, and make Gable Trans
fers aud place money by telegraph through
out the Unite States and Canada.
Government Bonds bought and sold, and
Exchanges in Washington made for Banks
without extra charge.
We have . market for prime first-c.ass In
from States, Counties and Cities when issu-
ing bonds.
We do . general Banking business, and
invite correspondence
JOS. W. WORK, Cashier. ja20w&sa-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10

These" continued the merchant,
''are the prices for the red wines bought
in the vat, and the prices for white wines
under similar conditions are about the
same"
''This diminishing scale of prices does
not look very promising for the maker.
though" said tho reporter, because if
your figures are correct he now gets for
his frat. class wine the same price that
two years ago he received for his third
class wine."
THAT is true, replied the merchant
s'but / can assure You it is not our fault
We have to compete with the Eastern
adulterators, aud until we have estab.
lished such demand for our pure arti.
Gle that we can safely push the price up,
we have to sell cheap in order to dispose
OF our goods. Then, too, you must re.
member that the prices which / have
given you are for naked that ia, un.
parceled wines, and that it costs quite q
pretty penny to put these naked wines
in shape upon the New York market.
There is, first:
1he wine, say per gallon. ....;........-..2 Csc
Then insurance and commission. ... SC
The package costing .................6 &c
And the freight. ht............. ...... -. SC
Making total Of. ................ 800
"These are wholesale prices, you must
remember, and then ask yourself what
chance there is for competing with the
Ohio and Missouri people, who turn one
gallon of grape juice into five gallons of
wire, or with the New Orleans stretch.
ers, who retail their thin mixture at 36
cents gallon by the single barrel"
"What sort of wine does the East de.
mand of us?'
"Well, it is not the first.class high
priced wine you can rest assured. I'll
tell you what they want. They want
wine that will stand water. They
want vine that has color, clearne IS
and cheapness, and they don't care q
continental how you bring about those
qualities. They want wine, too, that
will keep, and l could chow you some
very rich correspondence from our East.
ern agents, wherein we are plainly told
that if doctoring our wines will make
them safe to handle and eafy to dispose
of, we are foolish not to follow the ex.
ample of others, and take 10 doctor.
ing"
"And what do you think is the out.
look of the whole markei?"
II think it is hopeful. The pure
article must triumph in the end, the
shams will have their day, the con-
sumers will at some time demand and
receive protection, and meanwhile the
California vineyardists must do their
duty, and go on turning out the very
best wines they know how to. T-San
Francisco Chronicle.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10

WOODLAND. Cal.-Your medicines are sell
Ing better than any other shelf goods. and
Cat-R Cure is praised very highly by all
who have tried It. ard many cases have
been erestly benefited by its use when all
other remedies tried have proved of no
benefit. Yours truly. j.. ND & LAWSON.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT

OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
" State of California, in the matter of the
estate Of Robert l.. Olsen, deceased: Notice
Is hereby given by the undersigned admin.
istrator Of the above-named estate to the
creditors OF and all persons having claims
against said deceas ed to exhibit the same,
with the necessary vouchers, within four
months from the first publication OF this
notice, to the undersigned, at the office OF
Graves 4 O'Melveny, room No. 2i, Bakor
block. in the city of Los Angeles, that being
the place for the tran saction of all bu siness
OF the estate.
ANTON JENSEN,
Administrator.
Los Angeles. January IL, 1857 la14w
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
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could not breathe through my nostrils. Your
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head and can talk palmer now than have
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Yours truly, CHARLES @. OvERsHINBR.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10

Having In our official capacity as mem
bers of the Plymouth Hospital Committee
been asked to test and prove the effective
ness of many different articles to be used
as disinfectants in sick rooms and as pre-
ventitiSes OF infectious fevers, report tt at
Darby's Prophylactic Fluid has been thor
oughly tested during the recent Typhoid
epidemic in this place. 1t proved most e I'll.
cious in staying the spread OF the fever.
F. H. ARMSTRONG, 8. NJ. DAVENPORT,
J. A. OPP, o. M. LANCE,
THos. KERR. JAMES LEE, JR.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
Manhood Fl 4 s!::s:

tired in vain every known remedy, has dis
covered a simple self-cure which he will
send FIRE to his fellow sufferers. Address
C. J. MASON. Postoffice box 3l79, New York
city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF SUSAN GOODWIN, DE-
IL ceased Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned. administrator Of the estate OF
susan Goodwill, deceased, to the creditors
Of, and persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers, within four months
after the first publication of this notice, to
the said administrator, at the office OF
Smith, Hutton e. Clark, Rooms 90 and 90,
Temple Block, in the city and county of Los
Angeles.
Administrator of the estate Of Susan Good
win, deceased.
Dated at Los Angeles. January "a. 1887.
jan28 4w
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10

FOLSOM. Cal fused Butte-T Tine In chronic
rheumatism with great benefit. Please TEND
a supply to J. w. Haipes, G=nos, New, and
obligc yours truly, +. g. DURANT, M. d.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10

sHILOH'S COUGH aad Consumption Cure
Is sold by us on guarantee. 1t cures Con
sumption. G. F. Heinzeman, agent, Los An
geles.
Ladies who are troubled with cramps and
nervousness should drink Damiana Bitters.
It Ia pleasant to take.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
Assessment Notice.
FArRvIEw LAND AND WATER COMPANY.
Principal Place OF Business Los Angeles,
CAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, AT A
IN meeting of the Directors, held on the
(No. g of three (sS) dollars per share.
amounting to nine thousand (s9o09) dollars,
was levied upou the ontire capital stock of
the corporation, payable Immediately to
+. c. Howes, the treasurer of the company, at
the Los Angeles National Bank. Los Angeles,
Cal.
Any stock upon which this assessme ent
shall remain unpaid on the 4TH DAY OF
MARCH, 1887, will be delinquent and
ADVERTISED for sale at public auction, and,
on the 2sth day of March, 1857. to pay the
delinquent assessment. together with cost
OF advertising and expenses of sale.
F. G. HOWE5, Secretary.
Office, Los Angeles National Bank, Los
Angeles, Cal.
February /, 1887 49, ,m3.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
In THE SUPERIOR COURT

Of THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.
" State of California. In the matter OF
the estate of VIM. A. Easson, deceased,
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
to the creditors OF, and all persons having
claims against said deceased, to exhibit the
same, with the necessary vouchers, within
four months from the first publication
OF this notice TO- the undersigned, at the
office OF Graves 4 O'Melvepy, Room No. ri.
Baker Block, in the City OF Los Angeles,
that being the place for the transaction OF
all business of the Estate.
L. P. f. WALLER.
Administrator.
Los Angeles. Jan. IL, 1887. dlS 1aw4w III
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
!. PUENTE {:
A FL0URISHlNG TOWN AT THE FOOTHILLS!

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AT THIS ONLY
daily
ubdivided Visit
sold rapidly but few left which be had at low
POMEROY 0S STIMSON,
POMEROY IT,,
16m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10

E&r SANTA Able Is only sold In large
bottles at ST. three for 50 SO Sold by all
Wholesale and retail druggists.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10

ANsON HOU1H. OF Blackberry, H.. says
he owes his life to Gilmore Magnetic Elk
ir. Try 1t. For sale by c. y. Heinzeman,
agent, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
FOR SALE.

BEAUTIFUL IMPROVED FRUIT
n farm a. the foothills, Duarte, contain
ing 20 acres; a very healthful and central
location, opposite the postofice, cow enient
to DEPOT. The trees are large and of the
choicest varieties: the fruit commands the
highest pYices; will pay well on the invest.
ment; 20 shares of water. This lisa cheerful
home, with grand oak trees about the house
and yard. The purchaser to have the
present crop of oranges, which are about
ready for market. Can give immediate
possession. Address owner.
GEORGE w. STIMSOE,
f2-Im Pasadena.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
To the Public.

r OsT-A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.
IL (No. 6.537), issued Oct. 2s, 1885, on the
Farmers 4 Merchants Bank. for $1,000,
payable to the order OF ]. c. BOYETT. All
parties are warned not to negotiate for the
same, as payment has been stopped. j1S-lm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

ESTATE OF THEODORE LANE, DECEAs.
~ ed-Notice is hereby given by the under
signed executor of the last will aud tesla
ment of Theodore Lane, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having claims
with tho necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication of this
notice, to the said executor at the Office OF
Adams & Slratton. rooms rs and n Temple
Block, in the city OF Los Angeles, the same
being the place I r the transaction of the
business OF the said estate in the County OF
Los Angeles. A. F. LANE,
Executor of the last will and testament OF
Theodore Lane, deceased.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-10
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